Soft collar



C. C. HEIVIMICK.

SOFT COLLAR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1920.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920.

nNrrEn STATES' PATENT OFFICE. i'

CLARENCE C. HEMMICK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

sor'r COLLAR.

Application filed May 27,

To all wiomit may concern.'

Be it known that I, CLARENCE C; HEM- Mrcir, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new. and useful Improvements in Soft Collars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to wearing apparel, and has more particular reference to soft collars, the present application being a continuation in part of my pending application, Serial No. 371,184, filed April 5,1920.

Collars of this type comprise a neck band adapted to be buttoned onto the neck hand of a shirt, and a folded over portion of soft material which folds down over the-neck band and conceals the same from view. Since the folded over portion is made of'soft material, it has a tendency to wrinkle and draw up, particularly at the forward por-v tions thereof, with` the `result that it fails to present the sightly and pleasing appearance desirable in collars of this character. Various provisions have been utilized heretofore for the purpose of holding the lower edge of the folded over portion down in the desired position, but buttons and button holes are not sightly and furthermore, they must necessarily be so small that they can only with difiiculty be buttoned, and snap fasteners, which Ahave also been tried, are not easy to connect and they quickly become distorted and pressed outA ofv shape in the laundry so that theyA cannot he connected at all.

The primary object of Vmy present invention is to provide a soft collar of the character indicated, in which novel and improved means are utilized to hold the folded over portion of the collar inthe desired position so as to prevent it from wrinkling or pulling up, thus causing theV collar to fit neatly and present a smooth and pleasing appearance.

a In order to facilitate an understanding of my invention, I haveillustrated on the ac.- companying drawing, one preferred embodiment thereof, from an inspection of which, when considered in connection with the following description, my invention and many of its attendant advantages should be readily appreciated.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a .face view of a collar embody- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 9, 1920. 1920. serial No'. 384,580.' I

ing my invention looking at the inside of the neck band, the outer flap being turned up;

Fig.` 2 is a front elevation of my improved collar ,and

y Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

. By reference to the drawings, it will be observed thatniy collar comprises essentially, a neck band t of well known or preferred construction equipped with the Vusual frontY button holes 5 and rear buttton hole 6, the neck band having secured'to its upper edge the folded over portion 7 of the collar, which is adapted to fold downover the outer face ofthe neck band and assume when on the wearer, the position illustrated in Fig. 2.

In order to hold the lower edges of the folded over portion down in the desiredl position at the front of the collar, I provide the same near the forward corners withtabs 8, adapted to be inserted upwardly between the neck band of the collar and the neck band of the shirt. These tabs may be made either integrally'with the folded over portion 7V or attached thereto, as desired. In the form shown on the drawings, the upper edge of each tab is inserted between the plies of the turned over portion at the lower edge thereof, as indicated by reference characterV 9,7where it is secured the row of stitching which runs arcund'the margin of the folded over portion. The tabs shouldy possess a certain degree of stiffness in order that they mayiiot buckle `and pull out from beneath the neck band of the collar, and I therefore prefer to equip each talc with a piece of stiffening material of any prefererd character. In the present instance, I have illustrated a piece of Celluloid l1, interposed between the plies of the tab for the purpose of imparting stiffness to the tab, but obviously, other stiifening material possessing the desired requisites may be satisfactorily substituted for the celluloid Vherein shown for purpose of illustration merely.

When the collar is to be worn, it is buttoned on in the usual manner after the neck tie has Abeen placed in position, and then the talos 8 are inserted upwardly between the neck band 4L of the collar and the neck band 12 of the shirt (Fig. 3), so that each tab serves Vto hold the lower edge of the folded over portion in smooth position and prevents the same from working up or wrinneck band of the collar lprevents the tie from workingV down and escaping from beneath the folded over portion of the collar.

lt will be obvious that I have provided a collar in which the folded portion can be secured in Vposition quickly and easily by means of the tabs, and that these tabs do not interfere in any material respect with Vlaundrying of the collar, nor are they liable to become injured in the laundry operations. l/Vhen the collar is buttoned on, both tabs will be projecting downwardly from the lower edge of the folded over portion in the position assumed by the tab at the right in F ig. 2, and either after orbefore the tie is tied, these tabs are simply tucked up under 'the neck band of the collar sov that they assume vthe position indicated at vtheleft in dotted lines in F ig. 2, and in full lines in `Fig.V 3. hile l havefshown the tabs as being substantially rectangular in shape, obviously they may be rounded orsomewhat pointed if desired, and as previously stated, they may be attached to thefolded over portion of the collar or formed integrally therewith, as preferred. v p

` Since the invention resides primarily in the application of holding tabs to the folded over portion of a collar, it will be manifest that it may be embodied in collars which are attached to a shirt instead of being detachable therefrom, in which instance,

the collar would be provided with a slit extending entirely therethrough or through one or more of the outer plies only,- adapted to receive vthe tab which could be inserted therein. Furthermore, on long pointed collars, it might be advisable to space the tabs a short distance-from the lower edge of the folded over. portion instead of placing it at the extreme edge thereof, as shown.V

It is believed that my invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing without further description, and it should be obvious that the structural details disclosed are capable of considerable modification without de-,

said folded over portion and adapted to be engaged with said neck band after said collar has been attached to the neck band of a shirt, said tabs being suiiiciently stiff to facilitate such engagement and to prevent accidental disengagement thereof from said neck` band, whereby said folded over portion is retained in position.

3. A. soft collar comprising a folded over portion, provided. with a plurality of tabs adapted .to be turned inwardly and upwardly beneath an underlying ply of fabric so as to become engaged therewith, said tabs possessing sufcientrigidity to retain them in engaged relation with said underlying plywhereby said foldedv over portion is held in position. r

4i. A soft collar comprising a neck band,

a folded over portion and a tab carried by said folded over portion',`saidtab being provided with a stiffeningY element, andbeing adapted to be positioned and engaged with said neck band to retain the folded over portion in position. p

CLARENCE C. HEMMCK.V Y 

